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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
951	Arthur	Rober Peter	Sergeant Air Gunner		1821788					RAFVR	Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	MZ572	LK-L	RAF Burn, Yorkshire	2357	Bottrop	Shot down by Fw. Erwin Egeler of 12./NJGI	Missing	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 224.			Read Archive Report
952	Arthur	D A	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-01-20	Halifax	II	JD470	ZA-S	Melbourne	1616	Berlin		Killed	Runnymede
953	Arthur	G A	Flying Officer					Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-09-06	Lancaster	I	LL756	SR:Q	RAF Ludford Magna	17:48	le Havre	On return to base the aircraft overshot the runway and crashed. No-one was injured. The airframe was examined and on their findings the airframe was Struck off Charge (SOS) on the 15th September 1944.	Safe
954	Arthur	L J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-03-08	Lancaster	I	ME839	AS-N	Kirmington	1130	Trossy		Killed	Marissel French National Cemetery
955	Arthur	Robert Geoffrey	Sergeant		1393861	Age 22	Beitish	Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	MZ512	LK-C	RAF Burn, Yorkshire	18:53	Berlin	Crashed Grossvargula	Killed	Berlin War Cemetery. Grave 6.C.20			Son of Henry Frederick and Elizabeth Arthur of Luton, Chatham, Kent. The only son and brother of Dorothy Rosemary, Vera Audrey, Elsie Iris and Iris Daphne, Born on the 22nd December 1921 in Chatham, Ken	Read Archive Loss Report
956	Arthur	Keith	Sergeant		416736		Australia			RAAF		1 Air Navigation School	1944-12-25												RAAF Honour Roll
957	Arthur	Cecil Glen	Flight Sergeant		429902		Australia			RAAF		101Sqn RAF	1944-03-16												RAAF Honour Roll
958	Arthur	Paul Druce	Flight Sergeant		422093		Australia			RAAF		1654HCU	1944-08-31												RAAF Honour Roll
959	Artley	Carvel R	1st Lt		O-695291		USA	Pilot		USAAF	362nd Fighter Group	377th Fighter Squadron	1944-11-11	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
960	Artyniuk	J P	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	MZ602	SE-U	Croft	2354	Versailles	Crashed at Blevy {Eure-et-Loir}	Killed	Blevy Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
961	Arundel	David Robert	Sergeant		1567566			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV790	NP:L	RAF Lissett	23:11	Amiens	See archive report for details	Evader					Read Archive Report
962	Arundell	David Robert	Sergeant		1567566			Air Gunner	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LV792	NP:E	RAF Lissett	22:16	Trappes	See archive report for details	Safe					Read Archive Report
963	Asbury	Richard W	1st Lt		O-801346		USA	Pilot		USAAF	363rd Fighter Group	382nd Fighter/Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron	1944-06-25	P-51 Mustang							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
964	Ash	R W	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-05-10	Lancaster	I	HK535	JO-N	Waddington	2203	Lille	Crashed target area	Killed	Hellemmes-Lille Communal Cemetery			ashx
965	Ash	J W	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-12-02	Halifax	III	MZ807	BM-C	Skipton On Swale	1749	Hagen		Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database	ashx
966	Ash	G H	Flight Lieutenant						DFC		Bomber Command	161Sqn	1944-11-26	Hudson	III	T9463	MA-L	Tempsford	2048	SOE	Crashed near Houffalize	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery			ashx
967	Ash	John Thomas	Sergeant		1399276			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-06-30	Lancaster	III	ND459	CF:M	RAF Kelstern	22:20	Vierzon	ND459 was claimed by Obst Lt. Günther Radusch, his 64th Abschuss and 2nd of two this night, ffom Stab NJG2 30 km SW of the target (Vierzon) at 3.000 m. at 01:14 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Grandcourt War Cemetery, South Row. Collective Grave 35			Son of Edward and Mary Ann Ash, of Deptford, London; husband of Audrey Alice Ash, of Deptford. ashx
968	Ash	C J K	Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	635Sqn	1944-06-11	Lancaster	III	JB239	F2-A	Downham Market	2340	Nantes	Crashed at Vertou {Loire-Atlantique}	Killed	Pont-du-Cens Communal Cemetery			ashx
969	Ash	Richard William	Flight Sergeant		424519		Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-05-10												RAAF Honour Roll	ashx
970	Ashbolt	Harry Shepherdson	Flight Sergeant		415064		Australia			RAAF		31Sqn RAAF	1944-04-15												RAAF Honour Roll	ashx
971	Ashby	A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-07-25	Lancaster	III	PB250	EA-J	Fiskerton	2135	Stuttgart	Crashed at Coigieres	Killed	Coigieres
972	Ashby	Clifford T	1st Lt		O-762201		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	361st Fighter Squadron: Martlesham Playboys	1944-12-05	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
973	Ashby	Clifford T	1st Lt		O-762201		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	361st Fighter Squadron: Martlesham Playboys	1945-01-14	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)							2.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
974	Ashcroft	Alfred Edward David	Flight Lieutenant		112736	1920		Navigator	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	157 Sqn	1944-10-06	Mosquito	XIX	MM678	RS:A	Swannington	18:05	Bomber Support	In support of the Dortmund operation. Crashed 5 miles NE of Tirlemont, west of Brussels	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery, X.23.25.			Son of Alfred and Edith Maud Ashcroft, of Cobham, Surrey
975	Ashcroft	P K	Sergeant								Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-12-24	Lancaster	I	NG420	PM-Q	Elsham Wolds	1443	Koln	Crashed at Sindorf	Killed	Venray War Cemetery
976	Ashcroft	F R	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-07-15	Lancaster	I	LL827	LS-Q	Mildenhall	2141	Chalons	Crashed at St-Gibrien {Marne}	Killed	St-Gibrien
977	Ashcroft	Albert Henry	Sergeant		1817180	1925		Passenger		RAFVR	Bomber Command	239 Sqn	1944-10-27	Mosquito	II	DZ256	HB:?	West Raynham	11:05	Training	20 minutes after takeoff the Mosquito spun and crashed into Stapleford Woods near Coddington, 2 miles miles ENE of Newark-on-trent, Nottinghamshire. Mosquito was practicing intercepts on a Lancaster, and pulled up into the Lanc's slipstream, stalling and spinning from 7,000 down to 1,500 feet. At this point it spun in the other direction and crashed. The passenger was a Lanc flight engineer.	Killed	Wolverley (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard. Centre of new churchyard, extreme west of church.			Sgt Ashcroft was a Flight Engineer from 49 Sqn Son of Arthur Bird Ashcroft and Minnie Ashcroft, of Broadwaters Heath, Kidderminster.
978	Ashcroft	Charles	Flying Officer		151325	1917		Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-05-15	Lancaster	I	ME726	UL-X2	Elsham Wolds	2208	Gardening	Claimed by Fw Gunter Holtfreter 10/NJG3 Assens-Husby area (PU 9-6): 4,200m at 0047 hrs. (Nachtjagd War Diaries Vol 2- Dr. Theo Boiten). The aircraft crashed at Gamtofte some 6km ENE of Assens.	Killed	Assens (Fyn) New Cemetery, Sp.Mem			Son of John and Alice Ashcroft, of Manchester; husband of Stella Muriel Ashcroft, of Rusholme, Manchester
979	Ashdown	Evans Farrell	Flight Lieutenant		J/12093		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	430Sqn RCAF	1944-11-19	Mustang	I	AG664	H	B-78 Eindhoven	15:35	Top cover escort for photo aircraft	Hit by flak, abandonned aircraft near Venlo NL.	PoW			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
980	Ashford	C M	Sergeant								Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	MZ352	NP-K	Lissett	2226	Ardouval	Crashed target area	Killed	St-Hellier
981	Ashford	E W J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-05-03	Lancaster	I	ME749	AS-Z	Kirmington	2205	Mailly-le-Camp	Crashed St-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes {Aube}	PoW
982	Ashford	D M	Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	268Sqn	1944-05-24	Mustang	I	FD505				Sortie	Damaged	Injured
983	Ashford	Albert Henry	Flying Officer		151215	Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada		Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405 (Vancouver) Sqn, RCAF	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	JA924	LQ:R	Gransden Lodge	17:14	Berlin	JA924 was hit by 3./schw.Flak Abt. 418 (Eisb.) and 2.-4./schw.Flak Abt 513. The aircraft crashed at Berlin-Neukölln at 20:20 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten). A fierce blaze broke out in the port wing and the bomber spiralled out of control. at about 15,000 feet a violent explosion occurred, catapulting the two survivors into the air.	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 7.D.22
984	Ashford	A E	Sergeant					Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	426 (Thunderbird) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-06	Halifax	III	LW377	OW:G	Linton on Ouse	21:35	Coutances, Normandy, France	See Archive report for details	Safe					Read Archive Report
985	Ashford	James R	Captain		O-745231		USA	Pilot		USAAF	362nd Fighter Group	379th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-22	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
986	Ashford	George Harold	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-827121	9th October 1920	American	Co-Pilot	AM PH	USAAF	8th Air Force	303rd Bombardment Group (H), 427th Bombardment Squadron (H), 1st Air Division	1944-09-28	B-17	G	44-8335	GN:L	Molesworth (Station #107), Cambridgeshire, England		Magdeburg (Mission #652), Germany	See Archive report for details	Killed	Repatriated and buried at the Alexandria Cemetery, Kentucky				Archive Report
987	Ashleigh	D D	Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	401Sqn RCAF	1944-06-30	Spitfire	IX	MH872				Recce	Crash landed at Mormal
988	Ashley	Borden Bramshott	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-04-22	Lancaster	I	ME581	BQ-D	North Killingholme	2243	Dusseldorf	Crashed near Spa {Liege}, 10 km S of Verviers. Shot down by night fighter.	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
989	Ashley	C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12Sqn	1944-11-29	Lancaster	I	NF967	PH-C	Wickenby	1216	Dortmund		Killed	Runnymede
990	Ashman	Herbert Leonard	Flight Lieutenant			1914-03 Kingston upon Thames		Air Bomber	MiD (Posthumous) 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45,	RAFVR	Bomber Command	7 Sqn Pathfinder Force	1944-05-24	Lancaster	III	JB313	MG:H	Oakington	22:56	Aachen	Hit by 3., 4. & 5./schw Flak Abt. 514. Crashed Schophoven at 01:10. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. Grave 7. A. 1-6.			Emergency Commission as Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on 24 August 1941. Promoted Flight Lieutenant on 28 August 1942, he served during the Second World War as an Air Bomber with 7 Squadron, as part of the Pathfinder Force, being posted to the Squadron from 17 OTU on 24 April 1944. During May the crew took part in raids on Montdidier, Mantes-Le-Jolie, Nantes, Louvain, Le Mans, Duisberg, and Dortmund- in the main these were French targets being softened up prior to the D-Day landings. Ashman was killed in action when Lancaster JB313, piloted by Flight Lieutenant G. C. Crew, DFC, was detailed to attack Aachen, and crashed at Schophoven, 5km south east of Jülich, on 24-25 May 1944. All the crew were killed. Ashman was Mentioned in Despatches in the Birthday Honours’ list in June 1944, some 14 days after his death in combat. Ashman is buried along with his crew in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany. His medals were sent to his widow, Mrs. Mabel Ashman. 50 Northborough Road, Norbury, London SW16
991	Ashpole	Gerald John James	Sergeant		1866432		British	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-06-05	Lancaster	III	ND815	OF:G	RAF Coningsby	03:08	St Pierre-de-Mont	ND815 was claimed as a probable by Fw. Kurt Eisele from 3./SKG10. The Lancaster crashed 2 km NE of Isigny-sur-Mer. The claim, because it occurred over the invasion front, could not be confirmed by the Germans as they were unable to obtain supporting evidence. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Osmanville St-Clement Churchyard. Osmanville {St-Clement} Memorial	Osmanville St. Clement, France
992	Ashton	Robert Alexander	Flight Sergeant		AUS/436598	Age 22	Australian	Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-08-31	Stirling	IV	LJ503	NF-P	RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire	2200	SOE	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Arc-Et-Senans Communal Cemetery. Grave 7			Son of William Arthur and Laura Rosena Ashton, of Brighton, Victoria, Australia	Read Archive Report
993	Ashton	L	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-06-02	Halifax	V	LL284	NF-E	Tempsford		SOE	Crash landed at Sandy	Injured
994	Ashton	D K	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-01-27	Lancaster	III	W4996	AS-R	Kirmington	1755	Berlin		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
995	Ashton	Edwin	Sergeant		1892578			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-07-12	Lancaster	III	LM388	AS:W	RAF Kirmington	21:35	Revigny	Abandoned on a mission to Revigny, the aircraft crashed near Vitry-le-Croise (Aube) some 16 km SW of Bar-sur-Aube.	KiA	Vitry-le-Croise Churchyard			Son of Henry and Gertrude Emma Ashton, of Rainham, Kent.
996	Ashton	E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-04-10	Lancaster	III	EE200	AS-F	Kirmington	2311	Aulnoye	Crashed on take off
997	Ashton	J N S	Sergeant						DFM		Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-02-12	Halifax	II	HR910	VR-R	Middleton St George	1806	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
998	Ashton	T	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	I	ME629	KM-R	Dunholme Lodge	2210	Nurnberg	Crashed Lautenhausen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
999	Ashton	S R	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-07-18	Lancaster	I	LM117	LE-J	East Kirkby	2245	Revigny	Crashed at Togny-zux-Boeufs {Marne}	PoW
1000	Ashton	Leo	Sergeant		1459213	1923		2nd Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-01-20	Halifax	II	HR946	KN:X	RAF Elvington	16:37	Berlin	Probable claim by Oblt Helmut Schulte Stab II/NJG5 - Berlin Falkenberg at 1945 hrs. (Nachtjagd War Diaries Vol 1 - Dr. Theo E. Boiten). The aircraft crashed on a Rieselfeld in Berlin-Falkenberg, Berlin. (The word Rieselfeld means 'leach field' in German and refers to how the area started).	MiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 224			Sgt Ashton was attached from 663 Communications Unit Son of James and Margaret Ashton, of Blackpool, Lancashire